On Friday, April 27, the Psychology Department will be hosting a conference entitled
Memory Quirks, the Study of Odd Phenomena in Memory: A Conference in Honor of Alan Brown’s Retirement
Save the date and join us. Talks from prominent memory and cognitive researchers from around the country will begin at 1:30 in Expressway Tower, room #208.
For more information, go to: http://schwartb.wixsite.com/brownschrift
The Psychology Department now has a Twitter account.
Follow us at: @SMUPsychology
Two faculty members have become associate editors of psychology journals in recent months: Chrystyna Kouros for Journal of Child and Family Studies and Mike Chmielewski for Assessment. They join other faculty members who are current or former associate editors, including Austin Baldwin, Ernie Jouriles, Renee McDonald, Alicia Meuret, and Thomas Ritz. Kudos to all!
Juliet Kroll, a graduate student in Dr. Thomas Ritz’s lab, received the prestigious Paul D. MacLean Award for Outstanding Contributions to Neuroscience in Psychosomatic Medicine from the American Psychosomatic Society.
Congratulations, Juliet!
Dr. Chrystyna Kouros recently published a research article on helicopter parenting. In a guest blog for Next Avenue, she summarizes some of her findings and provides advice.
Dr. Byron Zamboanga (Smith College), will give a talk entitled Why do Young People Drink, Play Drinking Games, and Pregame?
The talk will be on Thursday, Sept. 21 from 4-5 pm in Dedman Life Sciences, room 131. All are welcome to attend.
Photos from the Psychology Alumni Reunion held in April are available at:
Reggie Dupard, who received his BA from the Psychology Department in 1999, was awarded the Exemplary Alumni Award at the 2017 Psychology Graduation Ceremony. Reggie is currently the College Career Coordinator for Texans Can Academies. He has worked extensively with at-risk youth in Dallas and around Texas. Congratulations, Reggie!!!
Dr. Chrystyna Kouros provided some expert commentary on this recent newspaper article about some of the negative effects of the fear tha tis being experienced in the Hispanic community. See: https://www.dallasnews.com/news/dallas/2017/05/24/dallas-hispanic-communities-fear-seeps-everyday-routines
The SMU Board of Trustees voted to promote Chrystyna Kouros to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure!
Hurray for Chrystyna and the Psychology Department!